Unit 12- Prefixes of location and medication administration Flashcards
inspiration
breathing in
expiration
breathing out
in-
in, into, within, not*
incompatible
do not mix well with each other
incompetence
not able to perform function
incontinence
lack of bowel control
insane
not sane
insomnia
not able to sleep
incoherent
not coherent
incise
to cut into
excise
to cut out/remove
inflammation
means to set on fire
redness, swelling, pain, and heat
inject
introduce a substance into the body (usually through a needle)
infusion
introduction into something
IV
infiltration
permeation or penetration of a dissolved substance into a tissue
happens when lidocaine numbs an area before surgery or when IV slips into vein and solution seeps into surrounding tissues
instillation
putting medicated drops into eye or body cavity
insemination
placing sperm into opening of cervix
mal-
bad or poor
malodorous
having a bad odor
malaise
general feeling of illness or feeling poorly
malformation
poorly formed
malnutrition
poor nutrition
malabsorption
poor absorption
-orexia
appetite
anorexia nervosa
obsessed about being thin, and severely limits his or her food intake
anorexia
loss of appetite
can be caused by ulcers or cancer
cachexia
unhealthy loss of weight because of chronic illness
wasting away due to illness and anorexia
bulimia
overeating and then taking laxatives or forcing self to vomit to purge stomach of food
malari/o
malaria
means “bad air”
uni-
one
bi-
two
tri-
three
triceps
three heads
tricuspid
three cusps
trigeminal
three branches
furco-
branching or dividing
bifurcate
divide into two branches
uniovular
pertaining to twins who develop from one ovum
universal
combined into one whole
lateral
pertaining to the side
unilateral
one side
bilateral
two sides
trilateral
three sides
multi-
many
hermaphrodite
person with both male and female genitals
semi-, hemi-
half
hemicardia
half a heart
hemigastrectomy
removal of half the stomach
hemiplegia, hemiparalysis
paralysis of half the body (on one side)
paraplegia
paralysis of the lower half of the body
semicomatose
half comatose
hemianesthesia
anesthesia of half the body
genit/o
beginning or formation; genitals
con-
with
congenital
born with
hydrophthalmos
incraesed fluid pressure condition of the eye
consanguinity
with blood; blood relationship
common ancestor
sanguin/o
blood
sanguinous, sanguineous
bloody
dis-
to free of, to separate, to undo
disease
free of ease
dissect
to cut a tissue or undo it into parts for purposes of study
disinfect
to free of infective agents
disassociate
to free of association
dys-
difficult or painful
post-
behind, after
ante-
before, forward
pre-
before, in front of
postprandial (pp)
after meals
postcibal (pc)
after food
postglucose (pg)
after ingesting glucose
postesophageal
behind the esophagus
postmenopausal
after menopause
preanesthetic
before anesthesia
prehyoid
in front of the hyoid bone
antepyretic
before the fever
anteflexion
forward bending
perinatal
pertaining to events around birth
natal
birth (baby)
postnatal
after birth
prenatal, antenatal
before birth
febrile
pertaining to fever
postfebrile
pertaining to after a fever
antefebrile
pertaining to before a fever
partum
delivery (mother)
postcoital
after coitus (intercourse)
postpartum
after delivery (mother)
postnatal
after delivery (baby)
prescribe
write before you can take
premature
before maturity
anteversion
turning forward
antepartum
before delivery
anteposition
position in front
mortem
death
postmortem
after death
antemortem
before death
mortality
death rate
morbidity
rate of occurrence of diseases
intra
within
intralumbar
within the lumbar region
intracystic
within the bladder
intradermal
within the skin
